Informal Consultation on Validation of Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Hepatitis B and Syphilis : Developing the Method for Validating Hepatitis B Virus Elimination, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 27-28 February 2018

Overview

The Informal Consultation on Validation of Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV, Hepatitis B and Syphilis: Developing the Method for Validating Hepatitis B Virus Elimination was held in Putrajaya, Malaysia from 27 to 28 February 2018. The consultation was convened by the Malaysian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) to discuss potential approaches for validation within the primary context of Malaysia, and to provide input to the development of WHO guidance on elimination of mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV).